4501:1-6-05
Deputy registrar authority to collect reinstatement fees.

(A)
With the
approval of the director of public safety, the registrar of motor vehicles
shall establish a procedure for authorizing deputy registrars who meet the
requirements set forth in paragraph (B) of this rule to collect reinstatement
fees in accordance with section
4503.03 of the Revised Code. The
registrar shall ensure that at least one deputy registrar in each county has
the capability to collect reinstatement fees. No deputy registrar shall be
under any obligation to request authority to collect reinstatement fees under
this rule.

(B)
The registrar shall only grant authority to collect
reinstatement fees to deputy registrars who request such authority in writing,
are deemed to be in good standing by the registrar, and have sufficient
internet access for the collection of the fees. The registrar has the
discretion to deny a deputy registrar's request for authority to collect
reinstatement fees. The registrar may revoke a deputy registrar's authority to
collect reinstatement fees for good cause and without prior notice. The
registrar shall issue written notice to any deputy registrar whose request for
authority is denied, or whose authority has been revoked, within one day of the
denial or revocation decision. A deputy registrar whose request has been
denied, or whose authority has been revoked, can appeal the decision in writing
to the registrar within ten business days of receipt of the notice. Any deputy
registrar whose request for authority to collect reinstatement fees was denied,
or whose authority to collect such fees was revoked, may reapply in writing to
the registrar after a period of one year has lapsed.

(C)
Authorized
deputy registrars shall collect a ten dollar service fee for each completed
transaction, regardless of the number of reinstatement fees paid during the
transaction. Deputy registrars must transmit the reinstatement fees and two
dollars of the service fee to the bureau of motor vehicles for deposit no more
than one business day after the collection of such fees.

(D)
As used in
paragraph (B) of this rule, "good standing" means that a deputy registrar is
not on probation as a result of financial audit discrepancies or a violation of
the deputy registrar contract, state statutes or rules, federal law, or
applicable policies and procedures. As used in paragraph (B) of this rule,
"good cause" for revoking a deputy registrar's authority to collect
reinstatement fees shall include, but not be limited to, financial audit
discrepancies or a violation of the deputy registrar contract, state statutes
or rules, federal law, or applicable policies and procedures.